[DeTomaso] CA DMV question

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Case in point is the Pantera I purchased in CA.  The speedometer gear 
drive had broken away at about 58,000 miles and was never replaced.  The 
owner continued to drive the car with no working speedometer, but -did- 
keep up on maintenance.  It's kind of funny to go through all the 
receipts and see years and years of service, all with the exact same 
mileage.  :)

I re-titled the car in CA just before it left, then re-titled it in WA.  
No problems.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/22/07 11:32:09 AM, tgr289 at verizon.net writes:
>
>
>   
>> I just got the California title for my car and noticed the Seller checked
>> the "Odometer reading is not the actual mileage" box.
>>
>> I was told that that was required for all pre-1991 vehicles that are
>> supposedly mileage exempt. Unfortunately that causes problems in
>> Pennsylvania.
>>
>>     
>
>   
>>>> Not true at all.
>>>>         
>
> There's many reasons that odometers read incorrectly, including instrument 
> changes.   When the seller is selling his car, unless he checks that box, he is 
> swearing (to the best of his knowledge) that the indicated mileage is correct. 
>   If at some subsequent point that is determined to be untrue, he is then 
> potentially liable.   For example, if a car is sold with 23K showing, and in fact 
> has 123K or 223K miles, unless there are maintenance receipts showing 
> engine/gearbox overhauls etc, it's reasonable to expect that the various major 
> systems would be shortly in need of expensive work.
>
> By checking that box, the seller is 'fessing up that either the mileage is 
> higher than indicated on the gauge, or that he flat-out doesn't know.   That 
> protects him from accusations of misrepresentation as to the condition of the 
> car.
>
> PA shouldn't care one way or the other.   Even if the car had a billion miles 
> on it before you got it, the only thing they are concerned with is mileage 
> from this point forward.   Just fill out the forms, put the current mileage as 
> shown on the instrument, and live happily ever after.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
>
>
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